Corporate Bits | Mastercard masterpass arrives in hong kong

MasterCard yesterday launched MasterPass, a new digital payment platform, for the first time in Hong Kong. With MasterPass, consumers can securely store their MasterCard and other branded card information all in one place, along with shipping and billing address. Allowing consumers to access the payment details in their wallet during checkout eliminates the need to enter payment and shipping information with every purchase, and simplifies the process of completing a transaction, with just a click or tap, on any connected device.
MasterCard is partnering with Bank of East Asia, China Construction Bank, Dah Sing Bank and DBS Bank to launch branded MasterPass digital wallets. MasterPass is now accepted at a variety of online merchants in Hong Kong, including Broadway Circuit and Zuji, in addition to more than 250,000 online merchants around the world.
“According to the latest MasterCard Online Shopping Survey in Hong Kong, nearly 90% of local consumers love to shop online using their mobile devices. We have also found that security and reputation of the website are both top considerations for local consumers when shopping online,” said Anna Yip, Head of Hong Kong and Macau, MasterCard. “MasterPass addresses the concerns of online shoppers, as well as their needs of speed, ease and convenience by offering a one-stop secure payment platform for our digitally-savvy consumers, who are looking to shop and pay safer, faster and simpler.

sands china hosts ‘beauty and the beast’ backstage tour for local art school

Sands China Ltd. hosted a group of 30 students from the Macao Conservatory’s School of Theatre for a backstage tour of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at The Venetian Theatre.
During the tour, the students were given an up-close experience of the Broadway production. They walked through the backstage area, which includes the costume storage and make-up, seeing the costumes, props and equipment up-close. They also enjoyed the opportunity to meet and talk to the musical’s tour manager Jo McCrory and production stage manager David Zack at a question-and-answer session before concluding the tour with a group photo.
“We are very excited to provide the students with this unique learning and enriching experience here at The Venetian Macao,” said Dave Horton, global chief marketing officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Sands China Ltd. “We always encourage young people to pursue their dreams of theatre and music, and we hope that this tour will inspire them to forge ahead in their theatrical endeavors.”
Jointly produced by Broadway Entertainment Group and NETworks Presentations, Garuda Indonesia is the official airline sponsor for the Macau show.